Good day again to all. I woud like to share my thoughts about advertising an infra projects and goods projects.

It is right for infra projects that we have 7 days for LOI, another 7 days for eligibility doccuments, another 7 days for selling of tender documents, another 7 days for opening of bids. A total of 28 days

For goods we are obseving 14 days selling of tender documents and another 7 days for eligibility check and opening of bids. Together on the same day.

Do we have the right procedure? Any suggestions or comments? Thanks and Godbless

For infra, the LOI should be received by the BAC within 7 c.d. from the last day of the posting period of 7 c.d. (Sec. 21.3.1, IRR-A). For example, if the posting period is from Feb. 1 to 8, the LOI should be received not later than Feb. 15.

Sec. 21.2.2 of IRR-A also provides that the maximum period from date of advertisement and/or first day of posting of the IAEB up to bid opening shall be 36 c.d. (for projects with ABC of P50M and below) and 50 c.d. (for projects above P50M). In the same example as above, if our ABC is less than P50M, the bid opening should not be later than March 9.

Another paragraph of the same section provides:“For infrastructure projects and consulting services, the eligibility documents shall be issued and made available at the time the IAEB is advertised or posted. The bidding documents must be issued after the conduct of eligibility check and/or short-listing, and the same must be available for at least seven (7) calendar days from the date the bidding documents were first issued.”

If we are going to add the 7 c.d. posting period to your total 28 days, it should be well within the maximum of 36 c.d. (for projects with ABC of P50M and below) from first day of posting to bid opening prescribed by the law.

For goods, the same section provides that a maximum period of 30 c.d. from date of advertisement and/or first day of posting of the IAEB up to opening of bids. Your total 21 days plus 7 c.d. posting period is also within the maximum period of 30 c.d. prescribed by the law.

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